Mere Pyare Prime Minister

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Moviekoop

Reviewed by: Saurabh S Nair | Rating:

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mere Pyare Prime Minister (MPPM) tells the story of a child in Mumbai whose campaign for a toilet in his slum begins when he realises the danger his mother faces while relieving herself in darkened public places since there is no toilet available to her. Read full review

The Times Of India

Reviewed by: Reza Noorani | Rating:

Open defecation is a huge problem facing India, and has already been addressed in a film last year. So when Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra decides to come up with another film on the same subject, you might hope he may have something more to say. Does he? Almost. While the previous film was a love story where a husband works at building toilets for his wife, here, we have a young boy named Kanhu (Om Kanojiya) who wants to do the same for his mother. Read full review

Hindustan Times

Reviewed by: Raja Sen | Rating:

In Hindi, sexually transmitted diseases are coyly called ‘gupt rog.’ They are treated as an illicit secret, and this unfortunate stigma allows director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra to stage a most charming scene of courtship in Mere Pyare Prime Minister. In his new film, a young man takes a young woman, a victim of rape, to a clinic to get tested for STDs and, noticing her shame, announces he needs the tests himself. It is only after himself braving the nurse’s condescension that he offhandedly asks if she should get tested as well, since she’s there. This is chivalry at its most effective. Read full review

The Indian Express

Reviewed by: Shubhra Gupta | Rating:

Mere Pyare Prime Minister movie review: The attempt at balancing the serious with the jokey sits uneasy. And there’s no getting away from the all-hail-the-PM rah-rah-ness: a return letter from his high office conjures up willing officials and, yes, a place where you can go when you have to. Read full review